Episodes 408
Avg. Duration 37m
Activity Active
Apple Rating 4.5 (5,614)
Since Dec 2014
Latest Episode May 2026

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Every 2 Weeks
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Episodic
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52%
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A podcast that fields all your questions and offers radical empathy in return.

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Redux: Rapid Fire, Love & Money

May 16, 2026 44m

When it comes to love, money is supposed to be no object. But there’s no disentangling love from anything in our lives, and income is no exception. So how do you assess the role money should play in…

Dear Sugars presents: "The Midnight Rebellion," a new adventure fiction podcast

Apr 25, 2026 20m

From the WBUR Podcasts team, here's a new kind of story — one that's all about choices and consequences. The Midnight Rebellion is a pick-your-own-path podcast set 100 years in the future, where the…

Repost: Sex & Aging

Mar 21, 2026 36m

This episode was originally released on May 25th, 2018. When two women in their sixties start losing interest in sex, their sex-starved partners become increasingly frustrated. Both women blame old…

Repost: Change Is A Work In Progress

Mar 07, 2026 35m

Seventeen-year-old “Struggling” had big dreams to leave his small town, but his living situation was at risk because he couldn’t stop using drugs. A letter writer who called herself “Bad Mom” loved…

Repost: Should I Stay Or Go?

Feb 21, 2026 34m

This episode was originally released on September 9, 2016.  In this favorite episode from the archives, The Sugars bring you another "Rapid Fire" episode, where they give brief answers to a handful…

Throwback: How Do I Find The Courage To Be My Own Guide?

Jan 31, 2026 26m

This episode was originally released September 23rd, 2016. The Sugars often discuss letters dealing with very specific problems or struggles. In this encore episode, they take on a broader, more…

Rewind: Pet Dilemmas with Julia Barton

Jan 17, 2026 46m

This episode was originally published on August 26th, 2017. In this episode, adventures in animal ownership! The Sugars, along with Julie Barton — author of the memoir Dog Medicine: How My Dog Saved…

Rewind: Body Weight and Romance

Dec 06, 2025 34m

This episode was originally released on August 19, 2017. It’s never easy to talk to our romantic partners about their bodies, especially when it’s about weight. The Sugars, along with writer Ashley…

Episodes We Love: Love In Doubt (Rapid Fire)

Nov 22, 2025 41m

How many times have you heard this: "I love him, we're great together, but..."? There's always room for doubt, even in the happiest of relationships. So this week, the Sugars take on some of…

Rewind: The Other Half of Sexless Relationships

Nov 08, 2025 24m

This episode was originally released on October 28th, 2017. Sex-starved, meet sex-hounded. Recently, the Dear Sugars inbox was flooded with responses to the two-part episode “Sexless Relationships”…

Rewind: Make the Call

Oct 25, 2025 39m

In this encore "rapid fire" episode, the Sugars give brief answers to a handful of letters. This time, they challenge each other to make the call -- one way or the other -- on the questions they're…

Rewind: Buyer's Remorse

Oct 11, 2025 24m

This episode was originally published on April 14th, 2018. Buzz Bissinger owns more than 100 pairs of leather pants and over 200 pairs of leather gloves, having spent more than $600,000 on leather…

Rewind: Sex & Aging

Aug 30, 2025 36m

This episode was originally released on May 25th, 2018. When two women in their sixties start losing interest in sex, their sex-starved partners become increasingly frustrated. Both women blame old…

Rewind: Talking About Privilege

Aug 02, 2025 50m

This episode was originally published on August 11th, 2018. Privilege comes in many forms: socio-economic privilege, gender privilege, heterosexual privilege, to name a few. In this episode, the…

Introducing Say More’s “The C-Word: Stories of Cancer”

Jul 19, 2025 28m

Today, we’re sharing a special episode from the new miniseries “The C-Word: Stories of Cancer” from Say More, a podcast from The Boston Globe Opinion. In the first part of this series, host and…

Rewind: Career Vs. Love

Jun 21, 2025 33m

This episode was originally released on April 13th, 2017. You love your partner, you love your career... but they're pulling you in different directions. What do you do? Is it foolish to put your…

Introducing Other People’s Problems from CBC Podcasts

Jun 07, 2025 41m

Hi, Dear Sugars listeners, this is Amory Sivertson.. Host of WBUR's Beyond All Repair and co-host of Endless Thread. I'm here to share something special with you this week. It’s an episode of Other…

Rewind: The Great Reckoning

May 24, 2025 51m

This episode was originally published on July 28th, 2018. Dear Sugars returned to Portland, Oregon, for an epic live show. Special guests Mitchell S. Jackson and Rebecca Skloot shared the stage with…

Rewind: Haunted By Ghosting

May 10, 2025 36m

This episode was originally published on March 16th, 2017. The term "ghosting" may be relatively new, but the concept -- someone suddenly and inexplicably disappearing from your life -- is not. In…

Rewind: I Divorced My Spouse, And My Child Divorced Me

Apr 26, 2025 30m

This episode was originally released October 14th, 2016. Divorce is always a painful process, but it's especially so when there are children in the middle. In this favorite episode from the…

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